Blast outside Prophet's Mosque in Madinah

AFP
Julai 4, 2016 18:06 MYT

In this photo provided by Noor Punasiya, people stand by an explosion site in Madinah on July 4, 2016. - AP Photo

A suicide blast struck Monday in Saudi Arabia outside one of Islam's holiest sites, the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, a Saudi-owned television channel reported.

Al-Arabiya news channel showed images of fire raging in a parking lot with at least one body nearby.

The explosion occurred in a security forces parking area, Al-Arabiya reported.

#Breaking Correspondent: Saudi security forces quarantining blast site, making check points near prophet mosque https://t.co/UFSBBG5G2f
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) July 4, 2016

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#Breaking Correspondent: worshipers head to pray Isha in Al-Haram Al-Nabawi undeterred by blast near holy site https://t.co/UFSBBG5G2f
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) July 4, 2016

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Watch video: Blast strikes near prophet mosque in #Saudi https://t.co/UFSBBG5G2f
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) July 4, 2016

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Two other bombers blew themselves up earlier Monday on opposite sides of the kingdom, which has previously been targeted by the Islamic State group of Sunni extremists.

In Shiite-dominated Qatif, on the Gulf coast, residents said a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque frequented by the minority community.

Another suicide bomber detonated his explosives earlier near the US consulate in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, injuring two security officers.

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